Types of Baskets

Bank Shot - A shot in basketball in which the ball hits or "banks" off the backboard before touching the rim or going into the basket.

The bounce pass is a fundamental and very effective passing technique. This pass consists of one player passing the ball to a teammate by bouncing the ball off the floor with great energy. ~ - A pass made by skipping the ball off the court to a teammate.

Chest pass: An air pass thrown from the passer's chest to a teammate's chest. It can be a one-handed or two-handed pass. Chin the ball: To hold the ball with both hands under the chin, elbows out, to protect the ball. ~ - the basketball is passed directly from the passer's chest to the receiver's chest.

What is Free Throw? An unopposed shot behind a line 15 feet from the basket, typically awarded to an offensive player who is fouled while in the act of shooting. Each free throw made is worth one point. A free throw is also known as a "foul shot".

In basketball, a hook shot is a play in which the offensive player, usually turned perpendicular to the basket, gently throws the ball with a sweeping motion of his arm in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over his head.

In basketball (and derivatives like netball), a regular jump shot or jumper is an attempt to score a basket by jumping, usually straight up, and in mid-jump, propelling the ball in an arc into the basket.

A layup in basketball is a two-point shot attempt made by leaping from below, laying the ball up near the basket, and using one hand to bounce it off the backboard and into the basket. The motion and one-handed reach distinguish it from a jump shot. The layup is considered the most basic shot in basketball.

Overhead pass - Definition of Overhead pass from SportsDefinitions.com: The ball is held in the same way as for a chest pass, but is thrown from over the head.

A slam dunk, also simply dunk, is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air, controls the ball(s) above the horizontal plane of the rim, and scores by putting the ball directly through the basket with one or both hands.